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liquid metal radical for the win. one of the best bargains on this planet

i have the undisputed most epic self-rate grievance/sectionals/timing story EVER. the USTA is a joke if you play in it for the sole purpose of advancing to sectional and/or national level play. personally, I used to set goals for that sort of thing, but i've learned (in the hardest way possible)...

I would say that's false, people are definitely into the league scene in the valley. living in Scottsdale, you are close to a lot of prime spots to network and meet people. can't really say that I have a lot of experience around 3.0 women, but my mom and aunt both play 3.5 tennis down in the...

its kinda nice knowing the playing field is level without anyone playing who blatantly takes roids

lol......that's probably what most threads look like for you in these forums.

improve your fitness and game, beat the "stacked" team, problem solved. like Jeff already said it's not like they're completely out of your ability realm, being it's NTRP.

im not worried at all, he's never lost to him in the past, and playing bang-bang tennis with Roger will simply not work

should have just forwarded them to this thread

yes, that would be an example. or, you could look even deeper. where are you mishitting your volley? is it because the opponent is good at keeping the ball nice and low, or simply because your timing is that far off? if they have nice, solid, low returns, change your positioning. move CLOSER to...

as long as the skill set is relatively evenly matched, there is ALWAYS a way to win if you find the right strategy. reading some of your other posts I know this concept won't make sense to you, but it's the truth. I recall your post on mixed doubles and how you can never win because your female...

i've read "inner game of tennis", "mental tennis", and "winning ugly". there are parts of all that i really liked, and parts of all that i really disliked. if i had to pick one, i'd say "inner game of tennis" is probably the best. "winning ugly" had some really good pieces of advice, but also a...

awesome on joining the tourney :) that's not a seed though that you're referring to, just your spot on the draw of however many participants there are. if you were seeded, and it's a USTA tourney, there would be a list of seeded players, typically denoted by a big red number in parenthesis...

............and im sure youve never been the significantly weaker player in a game of doubles with all guys, right!?!?!?!?!??!?! false

hurricane @ 51 lbs

wow, very insightful. i'll have to remember that plan and how easy of a solution that is next time some part in my game is being broken down! thanks so much for the help!! ..................................................................